Treehouse Techdegree

Become a Java Web Developer

Learn how to build scalable web applications using one of the most in-demand programming languages. You’ll learn the skills necessary to start a new career as a Java Web Developer, who typically earns a starting salary of$62ka year.

Prepare for success

I signed up in high hopes that it would give me the foundations needed to land my first job within a year — which is exactly what it did!

Ashley Clifton
JavaScript Developer

I recommend the Techdegree because it aligns your learning with the projects, which really brings the courses to life. It enriches the learning experience and takes it to a new level.

Patrick Mockridge
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree student

Learn new skills

We’ll teach you everything you need to know to build a strong technical foundation, including Java, Development Tools, Databases, HTML, Business and more.

What to expect

We've carefully crafted the Techdegree program to jumpstart your journey to become a developer.

12
Projects

18
Courses

107
Quizzes

106
Challenges

3 - 12
Months

214
Hours

Course

Java Basics

Course

Java Objects

Course

Java Arrays

Workshop

Share Your Techdegree Projects With GitHub Desktop

Course

Java Data Structures

Course

Local Development Environments

Course

Unit Testing in Java

Workshop

Continuous Integration with Java using Travis CI

Workshop

Dependency Management with Gradle

Course

Introduction to HTML and CSS

Course

HTTP Basics

Workshop

Java Lambdas

Course

Intro to Java Web Development with Spark

Course

Java Annotations

Course

Spring Basics

Course

SQL Basics

Course

Modifying Data with SQL

Course

Building Your Techdegree Resume

Course

Hibernate Basics

Course

Spring with Hibernate

Workshop

Debugging an Existing Java Application

Workshop

User Authentication in Spring

Workshop

Unit Testing a Spring Application

Course

Introduction to Functional Programming

Workshop

Consumer Functional Interface

Workshop

Optionals - Tips and Tricks

Workshop

Composing Functions in Java

Course

Introduction to REST APIs

Workshop

Build a REST API in Spark

Workshop

Build a REST API in Spring

Workshop

Building with Maven

Workshop

Introduction to Design Patterns

Workshop

Observer Design Pattern using Java

Workshop

Deploying a Spring Application

Build real-world projects

Develop the skills professional developers use every day and complete 12 challenging projects so you can demonstrate in-demand skills. In the process of creating these projects, you’ll build a portfolio of examples to showcase your talent to potential employers.

3 hrs

Project

Guess How Many Are In The Jar Game in Java

Build a fun console-based guessing game that prompts a player to guess the correct number of items in a virtual jar filled with whatever you’d like. After the player guesses correctly, the game encourages the player to beat their score by reporting the number of attempted guesses.

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6 hrs

Project

Soccer League Organizer in Java

Build a tool to help a soccer league create teams, assign players to them fairly and then print out team rosters. You'll apply your knowledge of arrays, sorting, and the Java Collections Framework.

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4 hrs

Project

Stack Overflow Model Unit Tests

Developing reliable software means writing code that you’re confident will work in a variety of settings. A crucial piece to making this happen is adding software tests to your programs. Add unit tests to existing Java models to ensure that a called Stack Overboard is functioning as intended.

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10 hrs

Project

Build a Blog with Spark

Build a blog web site, using Spark, a framework for developing sites with Java. Define the application routes, use DAOs (data access objects) to access application data, use a templating engine for rendering HTML and create forms for the user to add new blog entries and comment on existing ones.

Analyze Public Data with Hibernate

Create an application that loads World Bank data about Internet usage and adult literacy into a database. This command-line Java application models and analyzes the public dataset using Hibernate to manage the relationships between Java objects and relational data in a SQL-based database.

Fix and Enhance an E-Commerce Shopping Cart

Working with pre-existing, or "legacy," code is a common task for every developer. Take an existing e-commerce shopping cart application and identify bugs, fix them, and add new feature enhancements to improve the application's quality and functionality.

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8 hrs

Project

Todo API with Spark

Build a RESTful Java API for a to-do list application. Using Spark, build out the server side components needed to let an already-built front end add, remove and edit items in a to-do list. Use JDBC, JSON, REST best practices and add resilient error-handling routines to handle any situation.

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16 hrs

Project

Home Automation REST API

Build a Java REST API to control a home automation system. The Spring API will provide the ability to add, edit, delete rooms, equipment, and controls, and get/set the values of the controls. The student will add unit tests for all methods.

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8 hrs

Project

Applying Design Patterns to the Fright Machine

Use professional coding practices to improve the flexibility and quality of an existing application. Use common design patterns, and industry best practices, to make the Java code more efficient, robust, readable, and extensible.

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60 hrs

Project

Recipe Site

Create a Java web application for adding, editing and searching recipes. Using the MVC pattern with Spring, add user authentication, a favoriting mechanism, a search function and a REST API with authentication. Wire the application to a database with Hibernate, and include unit test coverage.

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We’re in this together

You will learn from the best teachers in the industry through our interactive video courses and workshops. In addition, you’ll receive project reviews and feedback on your work, as well as access to our exclusive Slack community, where you can work directly with other students on problems you’re solving.